retentive

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

1. Having power to retain.
2. (apocopic, slang) Anal-retentive.

Noun

That which retains or confines; a restraint.

Conceptos

perseverante

pertinaz

tenaz

retentivo

Sinónimos

tenacious

recollective

long

accurate

airtight

bossily

careful

delicate

discerning

discriminating

dogged

elaborated

exact

frugal

grasping

judicial

keen

kept

mature

nice

on the nose

precise

restraining

sharp

solid

sticky

strict

strong

subtle

tenable

thirsty

unbroken

waxy

with good memory

good

👍

like a dog with a bone

absorbent

absorptive

Traducciones

vasthoudend

tenace

tenaz

gut

👍

erhaltend

haltend

bewahrend

starrsinnig

zäh

zurückhaltend

besserwisserisch

Wasser speichernd

sehr beständig

fest haftend

hartnäckig

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɹɪˈtɛntɪv/

Etimología (Inglés)

Borrowed from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus.